IDB Hands over 11 Schools-Cum-Cyclone Shelters in Bangladesh

IDB Hands over 11 Schools-Cum-Cyclone Shelters in Bangladesh

Jeddah, 9 August 2016 / 6 Thu Al Qi’da 1437 H:

Dr. Mohammad Hassan Salem, Islamic Development Bank (IDB) represented handed over 11 Schools-cum-Cyclone Shelters, as part of the fourth phase of the Fael Khair Program in Bangladesh which was donated by the Late King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him). The Handing Over were attended by high ranking local government officials in the areas were the Schools-cum-Cyclone Shelters are located.

The total number of Schools-cum-Cyclone Shelters that was handed is now 106 out of 174 which will be finished this year Inshallah.

These state-of-the-art buildings are part of a long cherished dream of the local population. Each building, apart from serving as a modern school for 240 students, will also give shelter to 2,000 people and 500 heads of cattle during cyclones, which afflict Bangladesh from time to time.

The schools-cum-shelter buildings have been designed to withstand top wind speeds of up to 260km per hour. These facilities are designed as “green” buildings equipped with durable school furniture, solar power and potable water supply system, including rain water harvesting which provides safe drinking water in this saline belt where safe drinking water is a priceless commodity, especially during calamities.